Portable conveyer



May 9, 1950 L. w. SABOE PORTABLE CONVEYER' 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug.25, 1946 gm 120M049 166721 W J a/ZOa May 9, 1950 L SABOE X 2,506,684

PORTABLE CONVEYER Filed Aug. 23, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 L ,H k

o O l 3 Wu e/wto'n Patented May 9, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF] CE QTEABE QNYEERT Lester W; Saboe, Carpenter, S.- Djak-.

n iw i fl u a 19%6, .SerialNa 5.6.9.256

2 ,G a s This. invention relates to.. portab1e conveyors and moreparticularly toia ,motor driven auger typeof conveyor adaptedtobeclamped orconnectedtofthe topedge of a wagon to serve as agrainloader orunloaderforthe.wagon..

It is an objec t 9f the present invention to provide a motor-drivengrain loader device, which can be easily rotatedor adjusted in ahorizontal plane to change the direction to which the conveyor chute. isprojectedor to permit thesame to be swung into the wagon .to-serve tounload the wagon.

It is another object of theinvention to provide in a loaderfor wagonswhich' is motor driven, an arrangement wherein tilting of the loaderfrom one elevation to another makes no variation in the driving belt.

It is another object of the invention to provide a motor driven loaderfor wagons which can be expeditiously and quickly handled and adjustedby one man and in which operation it is only necessary that one bolt beremoved to separate the loader and its motor from its mount, the samebolt serving as the pivot pin for the motor loader upon a platform towhich it is connected.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the conveyor and its motoradjusted to an unloading position upon a wagon support and with thechute projected into the interior of the wagon.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken through the chute and lookingin side elevation upon the motor or engine used in driving the conveyorand upon the clamping plate utilized for securing the mount upon the endof the wagon, the view being taken along line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and lookingin the direction of the arrows thereof.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the top platform on which the chute andengine are mounted and having a central hole adapted to receive thepivot bolt.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the mount upon which the conveyor andengine platform is supported for rotatable adjustment.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the clamping plate used for securingthe mount upon the wagon edge.

Referring now to the drawing, l0 represents a wagon fragment having arear or tail board II and side boards I 2. Over the top edge of the rearboard there is connected a mounting bracket l3 having a horizontal plateportion I4 superimposedupon a vertical plate portion l5. and securedtothe latter. The bracket is placed on the topedge of the rear board I[so that the ,ver.-. tical portion .of the bracket lies flush againstthe rearface of the rearboard and the horizontal portion rests on thetop edge of. the reargboard ll, Braces I3? are disposed betweenthevertical and horizontal pQIitions. 7 To retain the mounting bracket inthis position, there is provided ,a clampingmember l6 of channel shape.The web portion of thismember has two clampin screws l1. anci ithorizontally spaced from each other Wh a e sup pited. t erei m r ationin. a l skw se and c unterc ockwise direction. for moving the clampingmember [6 intoand outof n e a e ent t t e de ndin pr ie ie s, Wand..Z0..Qr ..the.., .ide e 9 t hori ontal plate portion Mr Specifically,the clamping screws I! and I8 are threaded into the web portion of theclamping member It so that as they are tightened they will force thehorizontal portion l4 forwardly and the vertical portion against therear face of the rear board. The upper part of the channel at the sametime engaging with depending projections l9 and 20 on the forward edgeof the horizontal portion 1 4.

Resting upon the horizontal plate portion [4 of the mounting bracket isa base or supporting plate 22 carrying the auger chute 25, said base 22being mounted for swinging movement about a vertical axis. The plate 22serves as a support for an engine 23 and a bracket 24 on which the augerchute 25 is pivotally connected by means of depending bracket portions26 and a pivot bolt 21 extending through the bracket 24. The pivot boltlies in alignment with the driving axis of the motor, so that the beltis not loosened or tightened by vertical adjustment of the grain chute.The engine 23 has a pulley 28 connected by a belt 29 to a drive wheel 3|connected with an auger 32 within the grain chute 25 to drive the same.As the grain chute and the engine is turned in a horizontal plane, thesupporting base 22 is turned upon the horizontal portion 54 of themounting bracket. A pivot pin or bolt 33 is extended upwardly from theopening 34 in the bracket horizontal portion [4 and through an opening35 in the supporting plate 22 registering with the opening 34 of themounting bracket. A nut 36 on the top of the supporting plate retainsthe pin 33 against axial displacement and when loosened permits relativeturning movement of the supporting plate 22 with respect to the bracketl3.

By raising the chute out of the interior of the wagon and rotating thesupporting plate, the

chute can be adjusted to a loadin position whereby grain will beconveyed upwardly through the chute and deposited from its upper end 38into the wagon. The nut 36 will then be tightened to retain the loaderin its newly adjusted position. It will be apparent that this operationcan be easily effected by one man.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A means for supporting a grain conveyor chute on a wagon tail boardcomprising a mounting bracket arranged in embracing relation withrespect to the top edge of said tail board and comprising a verticallydisposed plate arranged in abutting relation to the outer face of saidtail board, a horizontal plate portion having a projection dependingfrom a side thereof superimposed upon said vertical plate and secured tothe latter, the horizontal plate portion being supported on the top edgeof said tail board with its projection positioned inwardly of and spacedfrom said tail board, a clamping member arranged in confronting relationwith respect to the inner face of said tail board and having a sideengageable with the depending projection on said horizontal plateportion, a horizontally disposed base plate carrying said chute andmounted on said horizontal plate portion for swinging movement about avertical axis, and actuating means supported in said clamping member forrotation .in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction for moving saidclamping member into and out of bearing engagement with the dependingprojection on said horizontal plate portion.

2. A means for supporting a grain conveyor chute on a wagon tail boardcomprising a mount- 4 ing bracket arranged in embracing relation withrespect to the top edge of said tail board and comprising a verticallydisposed plate arranged in abutting relation to the outer face of saidtail board, a horizontal plate portion having a projection dependingfrom a side thereof superimposed upon said vertical plate and secured tothe latter, the horizontal plate portion being supported on the top edgeof said tail board with its depending projection positioned inwardly ofand spaced from said tail board, a clamping member arranged inconfronting relation with respect to the inner face of said tail boardand having a side engageable with the depending projection on saidhorizontal plate portion, a horizontally disposed base plate carryingsaid chute and mounted on said horizontal plate portion for swingingmovement about a vertical axis,

and actuating means embodying a pair of horizontally disposed spacedclamping screws supported in said clamping member for rotation in I aclockwise and counterclockwise direction for moving said clamping memberinto and out of bearing engagement with the depending projection on saidhorizontal plate portion.

LESTER W. SABOE,

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the V file ofthis patent:

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